Ben Klomsten
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
Greater Milwaukee United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Klomsten is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience building Python-first AI tooling, creative technology, and production-grade infrastructure. He designs ML-powered post-production workflows and custom inference/training solutions—work that recently contributed to an AI filmmaking team acquired by Netflix. A prolific open-source contributor, Ben is best known for developing the DreamBooth extension for Automatic1111’s Stable Diffusion WebUI and for adding LDSR/Real-ESRGAN upscaling integrations across popular generative imaging projects. His background spans server and cloud engineering through to front-end UX refinements, reflecting a rare blend of infrastructure discipline and creative tooling sensibility. Outside work he continuously prototypes new AI systems, audio/music tech, and hardware projects, bringing that maker mentality into production software.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Information Systems, IT, Computer Information Systems, IT at Herzing UniversityJefferson High
English
Github Skills (37)
javascript10
python10
image-processing10
css10
responsive-design10
machine-learning10
stable-diffusion10
user-interface10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
android-development10
java10
webui10
javas10
gradio10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
d8ahazard/sd_dreambooth_extension
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 48 reviews, 722 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Ben appears to be a full-stack developer primarily focused on enhancing the DreamBooth extension for the Stable Diffusion web UI. Their commits demonstrate a strong focus on user interface development, concept management, and integration with existing components, while also showing an understanding of the core architecture of the Stable Diffusion system. They have implemented features such as a prompt generation UI, a model selection UI and have made improvements to the overall look and feel of the UI.
mescon/Muximux
Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
A self-hosted homelab dashboard with an optional built-in reverse proxy that makes stubborn apps work in iframes
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:174 commits, 7 PRs, 137 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Muximux project, focusing on user interface enhancements and adjustments. Their work includes adding and styling features like tab colors, fixing issues with menu items, and refining the settings menu layout for better responsiveness. They also implemented a mobile-friendly navigation bar and added functionality, indicating a focus on improving the user experience across different devices.
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